N-n&#39;-dichloro-1, 8-diformamido-p-menthane



but that more satisfactory results are obtained Patented Sept. 22, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE N -N'-DICHLORO-1,8 -DIFORMA1Y[IDO-P- MEN THAN E Melvin D. Hurwitz, Huntingdon Valley, and Robert'W. Autcn, Jenkintown, Pa., assignors to Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Delaware N Drawing. Application June 11, 1952, Serial No. 292,984

1 Claim. (01. 260-561) 2 This invention relates to the N-N-dich10ro from which the N-N dichloro-1,8-diformamidoa dwp 0f the formula D-menthane is produced, is itself made by react- CH8 0 ing hydrogen cyanide, sulfuric acid, water and I H limonene as shown in Newman M. Bortnicks apgplication for Letters Patent Serial No. 172,624, CH2 cm 1 filed July 7, 1950, now U, S. Patent 2,632,022 of (5H2 CH2 March 17, 1953.

The following example serves to illustrate the F I? process of this invention. N G H 10 Example 0 on 3 Into a three-necked flask equipped with stirrer, and to a process of preparm 1 reflux condenser and thermometer was charged This application is a continuation-in-part of Our copending application 239,636, filed July 31, 317 grams mdes) dmrmamld 1951 menthane,

The compound is made by reacting a hypo- CH8 halite, preferably a tertiary-alkyl hypohalite (JJNHJJH such as tert.-butyl hypochlorite, with 1,8-diformg amido-p-menthane of the formula J CH O {In H2 (E i211 H OH O 47-NH-L-H 0 3 CH2 CH3 CH3 H2 H2 and 360 grams (3.3 moles) of tert.-butyl hypo- CH chlorite. The mixture was stirred at room temc -Nn-c-n perature. After a short time an exothermic reaction began which carried the temperature to 40 0., at which point it was maintained for eight At least 2 moles-and preferably from aboult 2.2 hours A crystalline Solid separated as the to 3 moles-Of hypohahte are used per mo 8 of action progressed. This Was removed by filtrasaid diformamldo comp d tion and Was thoroughly dried. The yield was The reaction can be carried out at a tempera- 76% of theory and the Structure was confirmed ture from 0 C. to 100 C. but a temperature from by analysis (Found; N=9 C1=23 3% 15 C. to about 70 C. is much preferred. 'I'heory; =9 5%- Cl=24.0%) I I It has been found that inorganic hypochlorites The product this invent'ion is particularly and hypobromites Such a of sdium or useful for the preparation of 1,8-diisocyanato-ppotassium, or even hypohalous acids, can be used menthane which difunctiona] compound is used in the man fa t when a tertiary-alkyl hypohalite is employed. We e um of synthetm resms' And While it is true that any tertiary-alkyl hypohalite can be used, it is preferred to employ those N N dlchloro fzggai g g g fig ggg containing a tert.-buty1 or a tert.-amyl groupfor ROBERT w AUTEN reasons of efliciency and economy.

The compound 1,8-diformamido-p-menthane, 5 No references cited. 

